diff --git a/apps/server/src/services/rundown-service/__tests__/rundownCache.test.ts b/apps/server/src/services/rundown-service/__tests__/rundownCache.test.ts
index 55348b759..0c644738e 100644
--- a/apps/server/src/services/rundown-service/__tests__/rundownCache.test.ts
+++ b/apps/server/src/services/rundown-service/__tests__/rundownCache.test.ts
@@ -170,6 +170,73 @@ describe('generate()', () => {
     expect(initResult.totalDuration).toBe(dayInMs + MILLIS_PER_HOUR); // day + last end - first start
   });
 
+  it('maintains delays over gaps', () => {
+    const rundown = makeRundown({
+      order: ['1', 'delay', '2'],
+      entries: {
+        '1': makeOntimeEvent({ id: '1', timeStart: 0, timeEnd: 100, duration: 100 }),
+        delay: makeOntimeDelay({ id: 'delay', duration: 500 }),
+        '2': makeOntimeEvent({ id: '2', timeStart: 500, timeEnd: 600, duration: 100 }),
+      },
+    });
+
+    const initResult = generate(rundown, {});
+    expect(initResult.entries['2']).toMatchObject({
+      gap: 400,
+      delay: 500,
+    });
+    expect(initResult.totalDelay).toBe(500);
+    expect(initResult.totalDuration).toBe(600);
+  });
+
+  it('maintains delays over gaps when there are cumulative delays', () => {
+    const rundown = makeRundown({
+      order: ['delay1', '1', 'delay2', '2'],
+      entries: {
+        delay1: makeOntimeDelay({ id: 'delay', duration: 100 }),
+        '1': makeOntimeEvent({ id: '1', timeStart: 0, timeEnd: 100, duration: 100 }),
+        delay2: makeOntimeDelay({ id: 'delay', duration: 300 }),
+        '2': makeOntimeEvent({ id: '2', timeStart: 300, timeEnd: 400, duration: 100 }),
+      },
+    });
+
+    const initResult = generate(rundown, {});
+    expect(initResult.entries['1']).toMatchObject({
+      gap: 0,
+      delay: 100,
+    });
+    expect(initResult.entries['2']).toMatchObject({
+      gap: 200,
+      delay: 300, // first delay was fully absorbed
+    });
+    expect(initResult.totalDelay).toBe(300);
+    expect(initResult.totalDuration).toBe(400);
+  });
+
+  it('handles negative delays on gaps', () => {
+    const rundown = makeRundown({
+      order: ['delay1', '1', 'delay2', '2'],
+      entries: {
+        delay1: makeOntimeDelay({ id: 'delay', duration: -100 }),
+        '1': makeOntimeEvent({ id: '1', timeStart: 0, timeEnd: 100, duration: 100 }),
+        delay2: makeOntimeDelay({ id: 'delay', duration: -300 }),
+        '2': makeOntimeEvent({ id: '2', timeStart: 300, timeEnd: 400, duration: 100 }),
+      },
+    });
+
+    const initResult = generate(rundown, {});
+    expect(initResult.entries['1']).toMatchObject({
+      gap: 0,
+      delay: -100,
+    });
+    expect(initResult.entries['2']).toMatchObject({
+      gap: 200,
+      delay: -400,
+    });
+    expect(initResult.totalDelay).toBe(-400);
+    expect(initResult.totalDuration).toBe(400);
+  });
+
   it('handles negative delays', () => {
     const rundown = makeRundown({
       order: ['1', 'delay', '2', 'block', '3', 'another-block', '4'],
diff --git a/apps/server/src/services/rundown-service/rundownCache.utils.ts b/apps/server/src/services/rundown-service/rundownCache.utils.ts
index ac6263911..42a34e2ac 100644
--- a/apps/server/src/services/rundown-service/rundownCache.utils.ts
+++ b/apps/server/src/services/rundown-service/rundownCache.utils.ts
@@ -144,6 +144,7 @@ export type ProcessedRundownMetadata = RundownMetadata & {
   order: EntryId[];
   previousEvent: PlayableEvent | null; // The playableEvent from the previous iteration
   latestEvent: PlayableEvent | null; // The playableEvent most forwards in time processed so far
+  previousEntry: OntimeEntry | null; // The entry processed in the previous iteration
 };
 
 export function makeRundownMetadata(customFields: CustomFields, customFieldChangelog: Record<string, string>) {
@@ -163,6 +164,7 @@ export function makeRundownMetadata(customFields: CustomFields, customFieldChang
     order: [],
     previousEvent: null,
     latestEvent: null,
+    previousEntry: null,
   };
 
   function process<T extends OntimeEntry>(
@@ -252,8 +254,16 @@ function processEntry<T extends OntimeEntry>(
       // remove eventual gaps from the accumulated delay
       // we only affect positive delays (time forwards)
       if (processedData.totalDelay > 0 && currentEntry.gap > 0) {
+        let correctedDelay = 0;
+        // we need to separate the delay that is accumulated from one that may exist after the gap
+        if (isOntimeDelay(processedData.previousEntry)) {
+          correctedDelay = processedData.previousEntry.duration;
+          processedData.totalDelay -= correctedDelay;
+        }
         processedData.totalDelay = Math.max(processedData.totalDelay - currentEntry.gap, 0);
+        processedData.totalDelay += correctedDelay;
       }
+
       // current event delay is the current accumulated delay
       currentEntry.delay = processedData.totalDelay;
 
@@ -275,6 +285,7 @@ function processEntry<T extends OntimeEntry>(
     processedData.order.push(currentEntry.id);
   }
   processedData.entries[currentEntry.id] = currentEntry;
+  processedData.previousEntry = currentEntry;
 
   return { processedData, processedEntry: currentEntry };
 }